Concrete building.



I. T. SIMPSON.

CONCRETE BUILDING.

APPLlcATIoN FILED 111111.25. 1914.

'Patented sept. 19,1916.

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'Patented Sept. 19, 1916.

1. T. SIMPSON.

CONCRETE BUILDING.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25. 1914.

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J. T. SIMPSON.

CONCRETE BUILDING.

APPLICATION msn MAR. 25. 1914.

Patented Sept. '19,- 1916.

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l. T. SIMPSON.

CONCRETE BUILDING.

APPLlcATloN FILED MAR. 25. 1914.

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Attorneys.

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Bo known that i'. JOHN 'THOMAS SON, a Citizen of The United Stu'es, :rmi To siding in Newark, in the county o? Essai; und Smile of New Jersey, have iuvouto :i certain new ancusefui. Concrete Building, of which the following is speciiicaiffn.

This invention relates "no ii'ziprovomons in conci-ets buildings :jmd is pariouioriy esigned as an improvement upon the inve@ tion fiisciosed inA my applic ior paient filed November 7, 1912. Soria; No. 723,?23.

The particular objects of in@ are: First: To milko "sho inve cifoie io fue coustruci-iorr oi buiiciiu., i oi' greater variety and to provini@ incursing or reducing the size 0i' buiifiiiug uithout` rearranging the ielii moirieci oieiusiis, for the 'maison that the b'uiiding im have, an inside :ind an outside r." .h a {insmp face insaid of the timborid oiioct necessary to iii@ buidiug .made accom 1g to iu'l volition in my; nppiicatiou Seriali lio. 'i'9,923. Soo-omi: To arrange for tirs securing of a timber-ed. oiiect, if such be fiesirei. in one or more sories.. Third; "5o provini?, for an air sp2-.oe eniireiy around the building and inside or" 'die studs.. Fourth: improved means for aiaciiing 'the plaster baoiin-r Those and fori-her objeois Wiii more fu" x 'appear in the ioiiowiiig specification mici accompanying drawings, considered if gather or separately.

in the drawings, Figure l is oiofm tion *i part of :i building embodying my invano@ Fig. 2 is a seciioii on she iin@ 2 of Fig. i; Fig. 3 is a. View, in section. on :i larger sosie showing the Cie-taiis, of Coustruction oi? the roof and cornice; Fis'. fi'

is a section on the iin@ #i of 5 is a section ou the line 5, 5 of Fis?. 23;' Fig. G is a section on tha lino 6, 6 of Fig. 3; Fig. 7 is a perspeotive View oi o. corboi 01v cornice bracket; 8 is a seoiionai View of the. Wall and floor oi the second story shown in Figs. lumi 9 is au elevation of the. outside or" 'he ...ruoiure illustrated in i2; Fig. 10 is a sectional View ou the line l0, 10 of Fig. 8 io'oking upward; Fig. 1l is a secionai V' line il, *1 of 8; Fig.

l.; tivo view of two aimed spam.

stiiiiizig a bruid Course; Fig hir view of mociifisi. or'ii bearb; 12b is :i secioii t Wai?, of iatii and s :1 similar view, out 'with a. proieciiii t, if oi" rho stud showing on the outside prodi :i iimifiii1boreii eiieot; Fig. 13 u riow siuiiiur to Fig, 8 oi the irs, ioor of the building shown iii Figs.

i and Q; Fig'. la is a secionai View on ibo line "i4: iii oi? Fig. 'iookiiig in the direction of iiie arrow; Fig. l5 is a seotiiiai "f ewof Lira iooiiig, or founfiriiom andi co1- x'ioor oiE di ijuiidiiig; Fig. i6 is u iioriu zouiai sooiimi View tirougii ri purtiiion beweeu rooms; Fig. i7 is a iiorizouiui sectional View of zi irioid suitioio ior moiuing the vortic'ai sind. in tiie :ammi-ion iiiustrzrtso in gFig. 1S is am onhirgod View of iris filamentous or roliouiaied piasior backing, the iiiamontous member aud the aaohing staple Fig. i8 is a view :it right fingies to Fig. i8 showing the retiouiaed basking and the spacer; Fig. 19 is a 'View siziiiiar iro i8, but with be parts locked posiioii a wiii 'he coming 0i? pieisgor in "Laoeg i117. 2Q is a perspective vier.T oi one form of iockiiig stapie; and 2i is u 'View similar io 1S' showing a mooi-- ieci :form oi' looking staple.

iii nii oi? tiro like parts are desig iatof bj." tif-.e saine reiteramos ohzu'acors.

i Wiii describa my' invention ir. connection with@ two story ami ceiiar building having a iiipped rooie, the iater being cor'- -re'fi wiiii shiigies or tiles.. This dssrfrigtioii i mirko cieiir the Vprincipios of tiro imonion which may be appiifi to the sonst-ruc- -ioii o? iu'iiifiings oi" siziss.

pLiC'uiuIiy Fig. 2; En tho collar is iii@ iooaiiig l iforiiiofi of any simm iiie studs of diii'eroirlf shapes' and in the spandrel beam 7, as shown in Fig. `8, extending up to the soffit 9. As shown 1n Fig. 3, the slab 8 is made with an out-turned upper edge so as to form a foundation for supporting the soffit slab 9.

Referring particularly Vto Figs. 2 and 3 it will be seen that the soffit 9 is supported l upon a corbel 10. This corbel also supports door beam 16 for the first floor. The inside Awall and the ceiling are composed of lath or other reticulated backing 17 and a layer of plaster 18 attached to said backing. All of these parts, with the exception of the tiles, plaster, plaster backing and gutter are formed of reinforced concrete of certain standard sizes and shapes. In this specification I denominate such parts as factory f molded7 elements. Allof these parts are secured together and locked into position by means of reinforced concrete elements which are molded in place after the factory molded elements have been properly assembled. These latter elements I denominate in the specification as field molded elements. In the particular embodiment chosen for illustration, the field molded element is vertical stud 19. This element engages with the edges of the slabs, the ends of the spandrcl beams, the outer ends of the floor beams and rafters and the inner ends of the corbel and locks all of the parts together. The manner in which this is accomplished will be described after the following description of the roof structure and corbel structure.

Referring particularly to Figs..3 to 7 inclusive, it will be seen that the corbel has a projecting reinforcement 2O on its rear side. It also has a projecting reinforcement 21 on its upper edge, and when the stud is molded in the manner to be described, the projecting reinforcements 2O are embedded in the stud and the corbel'is held in position. The roof slabs 11 are introduced into place 'upon the corbel with a separating space be` tween them into which the projecting reinforcement 21 lies and a mass of grouting 22 is introduced into this space. The roof slabs 11 are provided with dovetailed pockets, shown in Fig. 3, and in these pockets are nailing strips 23, preferably of wood, for the reception of the fastenings for the shingles, or tiles. On the lower member of the corbel 10 are flanges 24. On these flanges rest the soflit slabs 9, best shown in Fig. 4. The floor beams 15 and 16 have projecting reinforcements 25, as shown in Fig. 3, and when the stud is molded in place, it embeds the end of the beam and unites with the projecting reinforcement, thus locking the two parts together at the floor level.

. Reinforced floor slabs 26 are secured to the upper faces of the floor beams and in turn support a wooden floor 27. This structure is best shown in Figs. 8 and 13. The usual washboard 28 is provided. together -with a nailing strip 29 to which it is secured.

The spandrel beam constitutes a band course at each floor line. This spandrel beam eX- tends from one stud to another as shown in Figs. 11 and 12` It may, however, be longer, as shown in Fig. 12a. It is provided with notches 30 at suitable intervals, forming recesses for the reception of the fronts of the vertical studs. Where the spandrel beam is in short sections, as shown in Figs. 11 and 12, the notches are in the ends thereof. When the spandrel beam is longer, as illustrated in Fig. 12, there are intermediate notches in addition to the end notches. These spandrel beams are formed of reinforced concrete and in each notch is a loop 31 of the reinforced material. `Where short beams are used, as shown in Fig. 12, the loops overlap, forming a pocket for the introduction of the reinforcement 25 of the stud. In the embodiment illustrated in. Fig. 12a, the reinforcements are made with a loop to form a pocket for thev same purpose. As shown, the spandrel beams 5 and 7 is each provided with a shoulder 32 to form a backing for the lower edge of its outside slabs 6 or 8.

Referring particularly to Figs. 13, 14 and 15, it will be seen that the outer slab 2 has a. flange 33, while the inner slab' 4 has a flan-ge 34. These flanges together with the ends of the slabs 3, where they occur, take the place of a mold about to be described. This mold, best illustrated in Fig. 17, defines the shape of the stud from the first floor upward. The mold may be formed of metal, wood or other suitable material and is made in two parts, the inside part 35, goes inside of the building and the outside 36, goes on the outside. The parts are assembled in the following manner: After the footing 1 is in position, the foundation slabs 2, 3 and 4 are put in place and the slabs 2 and 3 support the spandrel beam sections 5 and a mold similar to thel mold 36 is placed over the space between/the ends of the slabs 4.' r, The reinforcements Y25 for the studs 19 are .then introduced, and concrete is poured into the space between the ends of the slabs 2 and the moldA and the flanges 33 and 34.'4 When the concrete reaches the proper level, the first floor beams are placed in position upon it.

be seen that the reinforcements of the slabs project inward to a point slightly removed rom ments of the slabs 3, 4 extend straight out.

Referring particularly to Fig. 14, it will their outer edges, while the reinforcellO beam 5, in@

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uccuped "137 cmpisss ih@ mug backing, of is heid n paca E This back amending up El?" 1S SBOTVE from h@ imm? face 01.? e' stu Thsre is herebjy produced a senes 0i aimed, suitably spasmi progectng smples on ail of ih@ saus. A T

nl ma' staples, are, in ik@ soms@ oi manu.- acmre @imbedded m the lower faces of 15 and rafters 2.'

I i forming tha srucm'e of se muted from the 'naim u, -ey ngams the mining, Fig* 19. iw wac'zm jf; apphed hm, projecting Y pmi; me he'sz: ple xr which is noi swayed wi@ the tha nvenon, Shown s tha itrductiou of y nih@ loup @nii inward.. This Ssef maand (me of *the reina um! Wil be thereby immovab; we. By passing the separate 1 y ne sia *pies thimngh different intel# slces 1 fhle, nh'

gj und than twsng that p( which is outside uf th in' xe lathmg w11 be held 1n u@ med of the 11m-king The uin'zsde nf the 'st sory of the buik? as Cmfered by n, ooaemg 4G 'of .accu :md ,hc ms? vali of the celhu is @lady confie@ Wltil a *rater-proof mate rmi.

which bnz oue? and inner wals d @f lah and paster, 706th Wals in place by he staples previousy shows n mdcatim similar to am in the preceding gure, ex- ,le sind pnjoi's beyond the face of plaster and in this modi- "w kth or backing for l en. @Sil in sind.

mmay be modiief to suit of buiidngs.

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes, l have described the principle of my invention, together with the apparatus which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof; but I desire to have it understood that the apparatus shown is merely illustrative and that theinvention may be carried out in other ways.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A reinforced concrete structure'having a molded clement, in combination with a plaster backing, a. member engaging the plaster backing, and independent, distortable devices projecting from the face of the element through the plaster backing and embracing the member', the member being held in fixed relation to the plaster backing by a distortion of the projecting devices. 2. A reinforced concrete structure having a molded element, in combination with a plaster backing, a member engaging the plaster. backing. and independent, distortable devices projecting from the face of the element through the plaster backing and embacing the member, the member being held in fixed relation to the paster backing, and the latter being held in lixed relation to the molded element by a. distortion of the projecting devices.

3. A reinforced concrete structure having a molded element, wire staples with their" legs embedded with such element in alinement, in combination with a reticulated plaster backing positioned in relation to said element, the staples entering interstices in said backing, and a wire threaded through said staples outside of the backing and held in engagel'nent therewith by means of a twisting operation on said staple.

il. A concrete structure having a concrete element, a plurality of alined wire staples with their legs embedded in the element, in combination with "a reticulated plaster-backing, spacers between such backing and element, said spacers being held in place by a portion. of such backing, the staples passing through the interstices in the backing, and a wire located between the legs of the staple and outside of the backing, held in place by twisting the said legs together.

5. A reinforced concrete structure having' element, the devices being. arrangedlln alii'lev ment, in combination with a reticuA ted. .v plaster backing, spacers carried by the backing and disposed between the backing and the element, the projecting portions of the devices passing through the .backing, a wire held in engagement with the backing by a distortion of the devices, and plaster coverin the backing, wire and devices.

1. A reinforced concrete structure having a reinforced molded element, distortable devices leach embedded, for a portion of its length, in and supported by the element independently of thereinforcement, the devices being arranged in alinement, in combination with a perforated plaster backing, spacers carried by the backing and disposed between it and the element, the projecting portions of the devices passing through the backing, a wire held in engagement with the backing by a distortion. of the devices, and a plaster covering for the backing, devicesl and wire.

This specification signed and witnessesd this twentieth day of March, 1914.

JOHN THOMAS SIMPSON.

\Vitnesses PAUL M. Frscnnn, fumant F. Nacer.. 

